Thousands of planes were intact — the tallies vary from three to sixteen thousand — many of which were carefully hidden and designated for kamikaze use. Some five thousand additional pilots were being trained to fly them. Had they been sent up, with their shorter distances to cover, the toll inflicted would have been stunning, and supplemented by a panoply of old and new suicide weapons. (The radio commentator who said he looked forward to an early landing "just to sense the thrill when we strike a deadly blow to the enemy" and promised "worldwide amazement" at Japan's array of "special
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